Stove



H. LANG:

Dec. 21, 1943.

STOVE Filed June 24, 1940 Patented Dec. 21, 1943 STOVE 'Henry Lange, Quincy, Ill., assignor to The Quincy Stove Manufac 111., a corporation of tunin Company, Quincy, Illinois Application June 24, 1940, Serial No. 341,998

2 Claims. (Cl. 126-87) This invention relates in general to a stove for cooking, and is more particularly described as a combination range having .a cover for the front which may be hinged and slidable at the sides when not in use.

An important object of. the invention is to provide a stove or range with a front or cover preferably having a different finish or surface than the front of the stove itself which may be moved out of the way at the end or ends of the stove when not used as a cover therefor.

A further object of the invention is to provide doors slidable at the ends of a stove or range and hinged to a mounting member by which they are carried.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a hinged and slidable door movable at the end of a stove having means for guiding and holding the door in place for its sliding movement at the end of the stove.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a stove or range enclosed by sheet metal panels which have a different finish than the highly heated portions of the stove so that when the stove is not in use for cooking it can be enclosed in a more ornamental and decorative cover.

Other objects of the invention will appear in the specification and will be apparent from the drawing, in which Fig. 1 is a front perspective of a combination range in accordance with the invention;

Fig. 2 is a section taken on the line 22 of Fig. 1; a

Fig. 3 is a section taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2; V

Fig. 4 is a perspective of one of the enclosing doors and its mounting; V

Fig. 5 is a sectional view of one of the guiding rollers; and

Fig. 6 is a sectional view illustrating the connection of one of the mounting rollers.

In many cooking stoves or rangesthere are a number of parts which make up the front, particularly, of the stove, and these parts are subject to more or less heat and are ordinarily finishedwith a surface which is pleasingly smooth and ornamental, but is easily damaged, dimcult to apply, and expensive.

The present custom, demand or usage requires that the outer or exposed surfaces of such stoves or ranges shall be smooth, sanitary, ornamental and usually decorated, sometimes in one or more colors. To apply an enamel or other finish to many of the stove parts which are subject to heat is not only difficult but it is also objectionablebecause of the fact that the least mar, defect or blemish in the outer surface causes this part to be rejected and therefore is a loss or charge against the production of the stove.

The present invention overcomes, all of these difiiculties and objections by providing a stove or range with a door or doors, slidable when not in use into narrow spaces at the ends of the stove but movableoutwardly and hinged to cover the front of the stove and any projecting handles or valves and affording a finished ornamental and continuous outer surface which may be easily kept clean and easily moved to cover or uncover the front of the stovewhenever desired.

Referring now more particularly to the drawing, this invention is described in connection with a stove of the combination range type as shown in Fig. 1, having a divided top ID with openings for removable lids H and burners [2. The front and sideedges l3 and M are rounded to provide a neat and smooth appearance and at the back is an upright panel I5. The top structure'may be varied, depending upon the type of stove to which the invention is applied, and may consist of sections hinged at the back which cover the lids or burners, in accordance with well known practice at the present time.

At the front of the stove is an upper panel I6 from which burner control valves project forwardly. Below the panel are one or more side doors I 8, a central door l9, and a lower slide or panel 20. These doors are commonly provided with handles 2| which project forwardly for open- 1 ing and closing the doors.

Below the doors is a base panel 22 and at the sides are side panels 23 either extending to the,

floor or having separate sections 24 conforming J thereto and to the separate base 22.

In the construction above described the top In or lid sections overhang the front of the stove and are flush with the outer edges of the sides 23, 24, and the base 22, forming with them a smooth, continuous and attractive appearance. This leaves the stove front doors I 8 and I9 and the panels I 6 and 20 recessed inwardly from the front edge of the top and the sides so that the valves I1 and the handles 2| are within the plane of the front edges.

To the recess at the front of the stove is applied one or more doors 25 depending upon the width of the opening and each door is hinged at one end of a mounting member 26 slidably '2- I mounted in a narrow space 21 between one of the sides 23 and the adjacent end of the stove.

Each door is preferably formed of sheet metal V with an inwardly turned flange 28 on three sides for giving stiffness and appearance thereto and it is connected to its mounting member 26 by hinges 29.

Each mounting member 26 is substantially recwhich, when closed, entirely fill the recess at the front of the stove, covering the stove doors and panels, the handles and valves thereof, and showing only a single, usually central, dividing line where the doors meet.

Thus the entire front of the stove is neatly enclosed, the outer side of the door is flush with the-front edges of the top and sides, and even tangular in shape, having upper and lower flanges 30 bent in the same direction as the adjacent flanges of the door and vertical flanges 3| bent oppositely. V

To guide each pivoted and sliding door the adjacent side wall 32 of the stove has a horizontal channel 33 attached thereto with outer flanges for seating rollers 34 therein. Two

rollers are mounted at the ends of a supporting poses upper and lower' guide rails 31' are attached to the inside of the door, preferably by spot-welding, and each guide has a depending outwardly oifset flange 38 adapted to engage over a roller 39 mounted on a support 40 secured to and projecting from the adjacent stove wall 32. Thus the door and the supporting 'member 26 are both 'freely' supported upon the though the outer surface of the doors l8, l9 and the panels covered by the door are not highly finished, or are finished with an entirely different surface or coating as represented by stippling in Fig. 1, the outer surface of the door, which i not subject to the heat or service of the stove itself, may be attractively decorated and colored to conform to the other panels and exposed surface of the stove.

With this construction the actual stove parts 7 which are subject to heat, wear, and are usually rollers 34 and 39 for sliding movement in the space 21. t 7

To limit the movement of the supporting member each side panel 23 which is preferably formed of sheet metal, has an inwardly turned flange M at the front and rear edges of the slot 21 and as the supporting member 26 is moved in the slot its flanges 3i engage the ends of the flanges 4i, limiting the movement of the carrier therein and preventing it from disengagement from the slot. When the door is seated entire- 1y within the slot the front edge projects just 7 slightly beyond the front edge of the stove so that it may be easily grasped and pulled forward.

In closing a door it is first pulled forwardly from the slot until the front flange 3| of the carrier 26 engages the fr ont stop flange 11;, at

which point the door is free from engagement of the rollers with the guide rails 31 and may'be swung inwardly upon its hinges '29.

If the stove is narrow a single door may-be usedtoclose the front recess but for a larger stoveor range two doors are provided, one at each side made of castmetal sheets, may be decorated or finished with a relatively inexpensive coating which will wear well even though often heated and cooled. Even though slightly imperfect in-- manufacture or damaged in use, there will be no objectionable defect in the stove which would necessitate replacing the stove part, and if the enclosing door or cover is damaged the replacement of the sheet metaldoor is comparatively inexpensive and does not interfere with the operation of the stove.

I claim:

1. ,An enclosed stove having a side panel forming a narrow vertical recess extending from front to back, a thin vertical door movable into the recess, a thin vertical carrier hinged-to thedoor and also movable with the door into the re: cess, roller means spaced apart horizontally and secured to the carrier for engaging a guide at the side of the stove for moving the carrier to and fro in the space, and guide rails at the side of the door for engaging fixed rollers in the space at the side of the stove for supporting the door when it is moved into the space.

2. A stove having a sheet metal door to extend over the front of the stove, a carrier slid able at the end of the stove, a guide for the carrier comprising a channel member fixed to the stove, horizontally spaced rollers attached to the carrier intermediate its topand bottom and movable in the channel for guiding it, a

hinge connectionbetween the front end of the carrier and the door, and meansbetween the top and bottom of the door for guiding andsupe porting the door in the recess, said means comprising-horizontal flanged guide strips attached, to the door and rollers supported by the stove engaging the flange of the strips for freely supporting and holding the door in spaced relation at the end of the -stove.

HENRY LANGE. 

